Feature I Books Along the Teche Literary Festival Poetry Contest Winners

1st Place

Collins St. Martin

Highland Baptist Christian School

4th Grade

HOW TO MAKE A MUFFIN

By: Collins St. Martin

If you want to make a muffin,

First, you need a jar of juice,

And a pickle and a peanut,

A marble and a moose,

Then, you add a dozen doorknobs,

And a boy with a balloon.

Plus, the sound of thunder

From last Thursday afternoon.

Then, you mix them

All together

In whatever bowl or pot

You can find.

Oh wait!

That is not it.

I am sorry.

Never mind.

That is the wrong recipe.

It is for a special type of remedy.

And hopefully, it is one

We never have to use

Because it does not look like fun.

Congratulations to the 2024 Books Along the Teche Literary Festival Poetry Contest winners. Students in grades fourth through sixth were invited to participate by local schools. Judges based their decision on work that reflected the theme: “Sweet Reads” and a rubric for assessment included content, originality, rhythm, voice, and conventions of print. Sponsors of the contest include the Books Along the Teche Literary Festival, The Daily Iberian, Acadiana Lifestyle and the Iberia Parish Library.

1st Place- Collins St. Martin, Highland Baptist Christian School, 4th grade

2nd Place-Caroline Babineaux, Highland Baptist Christian School, 6th grade

3rd Place-Parker Thomson, Highland Baptist Christian School, 6th grade

Honorable Mention-1-Adelyn Freeman, Jefferson Island Road Elementary School, 5th grade

Honorable Mention-2- John-Robert Bourque, Coteau Elementary School, 6th grade